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Armsbearing and the Clergy in the History and Canon Law of Western Christianity
Lawrence G. Duggan
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Description for Armsbearing and the Clergy in the History and Canon Law of Western Christianity
Hardback. The history of the vexed relationship between clergy and warfare is traced through a careful examination of canon law. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HRAX; HRC; LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
The history of the vexed relationship between clergy and warfare is traced through a careful examination of canon law. In the first millennium the Christian Church forbade its clergy from bearing arms. In the mid-eleventh century the ban was reiterated many times at the highest levels: all participants in the battle of Hastings, for example, who had drawn blood were required to do public penance. Yet over the next two hundred years the canon law of the Latin Church changed significantly: the pope and bishops came to authorize and direct wars; military-religious orders, beginning with the Templars, emerged to ... Read more
The history of the vexed relationship between clergy and warfare is traced through a careful examination of canon law. In the first millennium the Christian Church forbade its clergy from bearing arms. In the mid-eleventh century the ban was reiterated many times at the highest levels: all participants in the battle of Hastings, for example, who had drawn blood were required to do public penance. Yet over the next two hundred years the canon law of the Latin Church changed significantly: the pope and bishops came to authorize and direct wars; military-religious orders, beginning with the Templars, emerged to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838654
SKU
V9781843838654
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Reviews for Armsbearing and the Clergy in the History and Canon Law of Western Christianity
Duggan's work is an extremely valuable resource for those interested in the question of the role of armsbearing in the lives of Western clergy. Although the study of canon law has often times been deemed extremely dry Duggan makes his discussion of legal theory very interesting and exciting. Moreover Duggan must also be commended for the sheer volume of his ... Read more